Angela's Wakey Up Your Wardrobe makeover

Staff reporter

Confidence is a theme that runs right through the Wakey Up Your Wardrobe competition.

It’s often something that our winners struggle with when it comes to buying clothes for themselves, having the confidence to wear what they like, what feels good and what works.

Angela Brookes

It’s one of the reasons why Trinity Walk shopping centre and the Express teamed up to create the competition to reward a worthy winner each month with £250 to spend, courtesy of Trinity Walk, and the winner’s own VIP stylist, Liz Clothier.

Our latest winner was Angela Brookes, 58, from Castleford. She was nominated as a surprise by her husband, Paul.

The two knew each other at school and after years apart met again in a chance encounter in Castleford.

Paul said: “I nominated Angela not just for what she does for me, but for others too. I just wanted to see her recognised for the help and support that she gives to me on a daily basis, without which myself and others would find life difficult to cope with on a day-to-day. In short, she’s amazing.”

Angela Brookes

After a cup of tea, the ladies were ready to roll. And in around two hours, Angela was the proud owner of clothes from Asda Living including two pairs of jeans, cropped floral culottes, three tops, four vests and a pair of jewelled sandals.